Cotswold Countryside
Come and discover the hidden Cotswolds,
Shakespeare Country and Oxford by bicycle!
Self-led tours of the Cotswolds, Shakespeare Country and Oxford - Bicycle Touring.
How Did It Go?
I had a lovely time and can't think of anything I would do differently really as it was my first time doing a cycle tour. You certainly have a beautiful country and friendly people.
 
Barb Henderson, Ballarat, Victoria April 2011, 8 day tour 
Barb Henderson
We had a great trip and appreciate all your help and hard work.

Beckey & Archie Crow, Arlington, Texas - May 2011 - 4 days cycling
Beckey
                  and Archie Crow
We can't stop thinking about the great time we had in the Cotswolds.  We told all our friends and Sharon also did a review on Tripadvisor.com.  Thanks again for the gluten-free rolls.  We don't have anything like that here, and it sure made a great snack enroute to the Beckford Silk Mill.

Joe & Sharon Wasielewski, Ontario, Canada May 2011 - 5 days cycling
Joe & Sharon
The biking part of our trip was the best part of the whole trip. We will do that trip again in the future and have told may people about your providing the bikes etc.

AJ Morris & family group, Georgia, USA - June 2011 - 3 days cycling

AJ Morris and family
The bike ride was one of the highlights of our trip.  I recently showed some of the pictures to my co-workers and people were very curious about the routes etc.  Thanks again for your hospitality and setting out such a great ride and Bed and Breakfast!

Mia Reimers & Greg Barton, Terrace, British Columbia - July 2011 - 4 days cycling
Mia and Greg
Thanks for a great few days cycling, we thoroughly enjoyed it (even though Stacey sat out for one day!) We had a great time and loved exploring the countryside.

Jeff Williams & Stacey White, Sydney, NSW - July 2011 - 3 days cycling
Jeff Williams
I have since recommended your cycling tours to friends, it was such a fantastically arranged trip.  Easy to follow maps and instructions.  A very lovely, stress free 3 days.

Vanessa Barnett, Tauranga N.Z. - August 2011 - 3 days cycling
Vanessa Barnett
We had a great time in the Cotswolds. We were amazed at how much it felt like bicycling through old England. Even with the rain, it was a great weekend. The bikes were in great condition and worked well!
 
We enjoyed the accommodation and the breakfast.  We felt very comfortable there.


Kurt & Carolyn Mc Caslin, Gerrards Cross, UK - August 2011 -  3 days cycling
Kurt and Carolyn
Thank-you for setting up such a wonderful tour! We had the best time and you made everything so easy. Thank-you very much.

The McMorrows, Redwood City, California - August 2011 - 3 days cycling
The McMorrows
Fantastic personalised and friendly service provided by Julia from Cotswolds Country Cycles, including pick pick and drop off at the railway station, and lunch in her kitchen. Maps and directions were perfect, and the cycling on the quite lanes of the Cotswolds was a great way to see the country. The British weather even treated us kindly! I'd happily recommend a cycling tour with Cotswold Country Cycles to anyone.

Jenny & Alison, Canberra, Australia - August/Sepember 2011 - 5 days cycling
Jenny and Alison
We had a wonderful time on our cycling tour that you set up for us.  It was a great way to see the Cotswolds.  We have told our friends about it.

Thank you again; it was a pleasure meeting you and riding your tandem!


Diane & Michael Myrold, Dearborn, MI, USA - September 2011
5 days tandem tour
Diane and Michael

Cotswold Country Cycles was exactly what we were looking for.

Our trip was customized with the highlights we'd requested, and Julia had a very welcoming and accommodating manner. We loved being independent, free to be on our own schedule, and not following a large tour group. Not to mention the scenery....a fantastic trip, we hope to return one day!!

Thanks again, we had an amazing time.

Kristin & Gail Strauch, Vancouver, Canada - September 2011 - 3 days cycling

Kristin and Gail

Thanks for arranging the trip, we enjoyed our spell in the Cotswolds and Chipping Campden was a delight to walk about and relax in the evening.

We generally did the full itinerary each day with extra miles around Stratford and the shorter version on the last day as we wanted to miss the Midlands traffic on Friday afternoon.

Your notes were brilliant and we really didn't need the map. There were a couple of places where we weren't sure if we were at the right junction and relied on instinct which obviously matched your own.


Niall & Judy Crabb, Shrewsbury, UK - September 2011 - 4 days cycling

Niall and Judy
Thank you for a very pleasurable experience in the Cotswolds.

Annie & Jim Bell, Ballarat, Victoria - September 2011 - 4 days cycling
Annie and Jim
Looking back at the photographs, we can see that we visited quite a lot of beautiful villages and countryside and for that we must thank you for organising the safe roads for us to cycle and the right places to visit. Of course in some places when we were going uphill, we struggled but the view from the top was worth it.

And the village of Chipping Campden? That's a really beautiful village with some really nice restaurants.  What we also enjoyed immensely was staying at a 600 year old house with its lovely garden. You may think it's trivial but having lunch at your farm was also an experience.


Alan & Kam Teoh, Melbourne - September 2011 - 3 days cycling
Alan and Kam
Rob and I had an absolutely fabulous time in our short time in the Cotswolds, thanks in large part to you--you provided great maps, arranged for lovely accommodations, made excellent recommendations, and were amazingly helpful with every aspect of the trip.

We have already recommended you to our friends.


Joan Lenington & Rob Sherman, Auburndale, MA, USA - September 2011
3 days cycling

Joan Lenington
We loved our Cotswold cycling vacation! Beginning with your warm hospitality and tea in your home, then off to incredible scenery at every turn. In the end, this was among our favorite vacations ever.
 
Over the years, we have taken a number of guided, group cycling vacations in Europe, and were a bit nervous about the prospect of doing a self-guided tour .... but we discovered we loved the freedom and flexibility of this option. The quaint towns along the routes were right out of a picture-postcard, the countryside was absolutely lovely, and we always found great local, tasty places for dinner or a pint at the end of each day.
 
Arrangements were easy -- you obviously have trusted relationships with the B&B owners, and having our luggage transported to the next stop made it easy, so that we could go off and enjoy cycling.
 
Thanks for a wonderful trip, and helping us create many great memories!


Darla & Steve Christiansen, Boise, Idaho - September 2011 - 5 days cycling
Darla and
                  Rob


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